There’s something magical about desserts during the holiday season—they bring family and friends together and make every gathering extra special. This collection features everything from elegant Molten Chocolate Cake to playful Chocolate-Dipped Reindeer Oreos. With no-bake options like the creamy No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie and show-stoppers like the layered Twix Ice Cream Cake, there’s a treat here for every mood and moment. Don’t miss out—these recipes are sure to become your new holiday favorites!

Tangy And Sweet Lemon Squares

Two squares of lemon raspberry bars stacked on a white plate. The bars have a golden crust, a layer of raspberry filling, and a lemon topping dusted with powdered sugar.
Tangy And Sweet Lemon Squares. Photo credit: Intentional Hospitality.

Discover a refreshing twist on the classic lemon squares recipe by adding a sweet cranberry layer. A light, refreshing dessert!
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Easy And Delicious Classic Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

A pile of gingerbread cookies shaped like people with white icing details. Two gingerbread figures with smiling faces are prominent in the foreground, decorated with buttons and outlines. Other cookies with various patterns are in the background.
Easy And Delicious Classic Gingerbread Cookies Recipe. Photo credit: Intentional Hospitality.

Discover the classic gingerbread cookies recipe that’s perfect for the holidays! Soft and spiced, these cookies are great for sharing and decorating.
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Twix Ice Cream Cake

A dessert cake with a caramel and chocolate drizzle is topped with mini Twix bars on a white plate. Unwrapped Twix minis are scattered in the background on a striped cloth.
Twix Ice Cream Cake. Photo Credit: Intentional Hospitality

Create a show-stopping Twix ice cream cake recipe in minutes. This easy recipe features layers of creamy ice cream, Twix candy bars, and a buttery, crunchy cookie crust all drizzled with caramel and chocolate.
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Easy Gingerbread Cake Mix Recipe In A Jar

Three plates of gingerbread cake topped with whipped cream and a gingerbread cookie are displayed on a white surface, with a sprig of greenery for decoration. A stack of additional plates is in the background, alongside a beige cloth.
Easy Gingerbread Cake Mix Recipe In A Jar. Photo credit: Intentional Hospitality.

Create a festive gingerbread cake mix recipe in a jar! This easy-to-make mix is perfect for gifting or baking your own moist holiday cake.
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Creamy No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

A chocolate peanut butter pie topped with peanut butter cups, peanuts, and chocolate drizzle sits on a stack of plates. The pie has an Oreo crust, and a slice is cut out. Nearby are bowls of peanuts and Oreo cookies.
Creamy No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie. Photo credit: Intentional Hospitality.

No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie has a creamy, nutty filling, with peanut butter richness, resting atop a delectable Oreo chocolate crust.
Get the Recipe: Creamy No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

No-Bake Chocolate Covered Strawberry Jello Pie

A strawberry cream pie topped with chocolate-covered strawberries and white meringue cookies. The pie is set on a red and white striped cloth, with a small bowl of chocolate chips beside it. A stack of white plates is visible in the lower left corner.
No-Bake Chocolate Covered Strawberry Jello Pie. Photo credit: Intentional Hospitality.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Jello Pie is a no-bake dessert that combines strawberries with creamy whipped Jello, in a chocolate cookie crust.
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Super Easy Christmas Cake Mix Cookies With Only A Few Ingredients

cake mix cookies baked on a cooking tray with a bite out and Christmas m&Ms mixed in the cookie
Super Easy Christmas Cake Mix Cookies With Only A Few Ingredients. Photo credit: Intentional Hospitality.

This Christmas cookie recipe with only a few ingredients you normally keep on hand has 4 ingredients and it take less than 5 min. to make.
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Grasshopper Mint Parfait

A dessert glass filled with layers of crushed chocolate cookies and light green mint mousse, topped with a sprig of fresh mint. The glass is set against a blurred background.
Grasshopper Mint Parfait. Photo credit: Intentional Hospitality.

Grasshopper Mint Parfait is a light, easy summer dessert that everyone from the youngest to the oldest will love.
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Pumpkin Hand Pies

Pumpkin-Hand-Pies cut in a Christmas tree shape with a cookie cutter and powdered sugar sprinkled on top to look like snow
Pumpkin Hand Pies. Photo credit: Intentional Hospitality.

Enjoy eating these fun pumpkin hand pies which are filled with pumpkin purée, apples, maple, and a blend of inviting pumpkin pie spices.
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Layered No-Bake Banana Split Cake

A slice of dessert is served on a plate, featuring a layered crumb crust, creamy filling, diced strawberries, nuts, whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, and a cherry on top. Colorful sprinkles decorate the plate, and another slice is visible in the background.
Layered No-Bake Banana Split Cake. Photo credit: Intentional Hospitality.

No Bake Banana Split Cake has layers of sweet buttery crust, creamy filling, juicy fruit, and classic sundae toppings made in an easy 9×13 pan.
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Soft Frosted Eggnog Cookies

Cookies with cream frosting and cinnamon dust sit on a cooling rack, with additional cinnamon sprinkled around.
Soft Frosted Eggnog Cookies. Photo Credit: Butter and Baggage

Frosted eggnog cookies recipe are soft, cake-like, holiday cookies baked for all eggnog lovers with a buttery eggnog frosting.
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Moist Red Velvet Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

A red velvet cupcake topped with creamy white frosting and colorful round sprinkles sits on a black plate. The sprinkles are of various sizes and vibrant colors like pink, green, yellow, and purple.
Moist Red Velvet Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting. Photo Credit: Easy Southern Desserts

Velvety red cupcakes with cocoa, buttermilk, and a creamy white chocolate frosting—a perfect dessert for any occasion.
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Low-Carb Chocolate Roulade

A chocolate Swiss roll with cream filling is displayed on a table. Slices are served on small plates. Red roses and a dark cloth adorn the setting, creating an elegant and romantic atmosphere.
Low-Carb Chocolate Roulade. Photo credit: Low Carb – No Carb.

This Low-Carb Chocolate Roulade or as some can call it chocolate Swiss roll cake is not only sugar-free but grain-free, gluten-free and also scrumptiously soft, fluffy and creamy, filled with cocoa aroma. Perfect dessert choice for your Christmas table or just a party you are planning to attend.
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Best Gluten-Free Bundt Cake

A sliced marble Bundt cake dusted with powdered sugar. The cake shows a mix of chocolate and vanilla swirls inside, with a serving utensil nearby on a dark surface.
Best Gluten-Free Bundt Cake. Photo credit: Best Clean Eating.

Enjoy this Best Gluten-Free Bundt Cake Recipe with your morning coffee, or serve it for a brunch get-together. Our dairy-free and gluten-free easy recipe made in a bundt pan is exactly what you need on a busy day.
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Fruit and Nut Biscotti

Slices of biscotti with colorful candied fruit pieces sit on a wire rack in front of a mug with a red and green plaid pattern. A few leafy branches and red berries are in the background.
Fruit and Nut Biscotti. Photo credit: One Hot Oven.

These Fruit and Nut Biscotti are filled with candied fruits and almonds and pistatcions nuts and are so festive. Perfect for holiday baking or anytime you want a crunchy cookie. Biscotti are the perfect cookie for a gift too!
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Molten Chocolate Cake

Molten Chocolate Cake. Photo credit: Honest and Truly.

These copycat molten cakes are better than the ones they make on Carnival Cruise ships. It’s surprisingly easy to make, and the wow factor on these fudgy delights is off the charts.
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Birds Milk Jello

Birds Milk Jello sprinkled with dried strawberries.
Birds Milk Jello. Photo credit: Low Carb – No Carb.

Delicious Birds Milk Jello Low Carb Recipe with light spongy cake base with milky souflee, covered in a sugar-free chocolate pudding layer brings back my childhood memory. Fully gluten-free and low carb, this jello cake recipe extra popular in Slavic countries and also known under Ptichye Moloko.
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Olive Garden’s Black Tie Mousse Cake

A slice of multi-layered chocolate cake with frosting, chocolate chips, and decorative drizzle on a white plate.
Olive Garden’s Black Tie Mousse Cake. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Indulge in a decadent, restaurant-quality dessert with this Olive Garden Copycat Black Tie Mousse Cake recipe. Featuring four layers of chocolate bliss – a rich cake base, creamy cheesecake, silky mousse, and smooth ganache – this show-stopping cake is perfect for special occasions.
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Sugar-Free Mini Pavlova Cake

Pavlova topped with berries and whipped cream.
Sugar-Free Mini Pavlova Cake. Photo credit: Low Carb – No Carb.

Make this easy and delightful Sugar Free Mini Pavlova Cakes, where delicate meringue shells meet the airy sweetness of marshmallow like centers. Topped with luscious whipped cream, fresh fruit, and a burst of flavors, these mini pavlova recipes are guaranteed to melt in your mouth with every blissful bite.
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Almond Flour Sugar Cookies Recipe

A cup of black coffee on a saucer sits on a dark counter next to several Christmas tree-shaped cookies dusted with sugar. In the background, more cookies are stacked near a yellow and green checkered cloth.
Almond Flour Sugar Cookies Recipe. Photo credit: Fit as a Mama Bear.

Light, crispy and oh so delicate! These almond flour sugar cookies make the perfect addition to your dessert table. Sprinkle them with sugar to keep them classic or lightly ice them. Either way, they’re delicious!
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Delicious Christmas Pinwheel Cookies

Colorful spiral cookies with red, green, and white swirls are stacked on a white cloth. The cookies are sprinkled with red, green, and blue sugar sprinkles, creating a festive appearance. A tray of similar cookies is blurred in the background.
Delicious Christmas Pinwheel Cookies. Photo credit: One Hot Oven.

Christmas Pinwheel Cookies swirl bright holiday colors into every bite, adding instant cheer to any cookie tray. These buttery treats are both eye-catching and delicious, making them perfect for gifting and cookie exchanges.
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Chocolate-Dipped Rudolph Reindeer Oreos

Chocolate-covered cookies decorated as reindeer with red candy noses and chocolate antlers are arranged on a light surface. The cookies have small black eyes, creating a festive holiday look.
Chocolate-Dipped Rudolph Reindeer Oreos. Photo credit: On My Kids Plate.

Make these chocolate dipped Reindeer Oreos! These easy, no-bake Christmas treats are made with Oreo cookies and are so fun to make.
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Easy Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites “Buckeyes”

A pile of pretzel sandwiches filled with peanut butter and partially dipped in chocolate. The sandwiches are stacked on a white plate, with scattered chocolate chips and pretzels around.
Easy Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites “Buckeyes”. Photo Credit: On My Kids Plate

Peanut butter pretzel bite buckeyes are creamy, salty and crunchy in one bite! Peanut butter fudge is squished between two pretzels, and then dipped in rich chocolate to make easy no-bake treats that are so good. Family and friends will beg you to bring this recipe to the next party.
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A plate of chocolate cookies partially dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with crushed peppermint candy. The cookies are arranged in a pile on a white plate.
29 Great Cookie Exchange Recipes. Photo Credit: Trop Rockin.

Holiday cookie exchanges are a delightful way to share the joy of the season with friends and family. This recipe collection is filled with treats from the soft and spiced Holiday Classic Gingerbread Cookies to the indulgent Red Velvet Crinkles and refreshing Peppermint Bark Cookies. There’s even a creative DIY Cookie Mix in a Jar idea for gifting. With so many incredible recipes to choose from, you’ll want to bake them all and spread holiday cheer one cookie at a time! Get All The Recipes: 29 Great Cookie Exchange Recipes That Everyone Will Want